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German submarine U-451
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German submarine U-451 was a Type VIIC U-boat in the service of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-451 |
Ordered | 30 October 1939[1] |
Builder | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel[1] |
Yard number | 282 |
Laid down | 18 May 1940[1] |
Launched | 5 March 1941[1] |
Commissioned | 3 May 1941[1] |
Fate | Sunk on 21 December 1941 in the Atlantic Ocean at position 35°55′N 6°8′W, by depth charges from a British Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 812/A). 44 dead and 1 survivor northwest of Tangier[1][2][3] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)[4] |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)[4] |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 41 858 |
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1 warship sunk (550 tons) |
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Commissioned on 3 May 1941, with Korvettenkapitän Eberhard Hoffmann in command, she was assigned from then until 1 July to the 3rd U-boat Flotilla for training, and from 1 July 1941 until 21 December, she remained with the 3rd flotilla for operations.
She carried out four patrols before being lost in action.[1]